apworld - p1ch7economics

Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems

Theme	How does this theme apply to your civilization?
Agricultural and pastoral production	Wheat, barley, peas,lentils,mushrooms, garlic, etc. Food was used as a trading tool Food was delivered to elites for banquets and more
Trade and Commerce	Persians traded food for things such as weapons Political stability, a coin system, prosperity, and good trade routes contributed to the world wide trade with Persia Royal Roads were used to make trade faster and eaiser Postal Services wre used to transport information
Labor Systems	The free people were able to work in specialized labor such as scribes and artisans Slaves did all of the difficult manual labor
Industrialization	Industrilization came to Persia in the form of weapons, iron and bronze metallurgy, and buildings
Capitalism and socialism	The Persian Empire was more of a capitalist empire because they had free peoples who were allowed to specialize in any area the choose